England prop Matt Stevens has been ruled out of the England squad that is set to tour South Africa this summer.

The Saracens man, who missed two years of international and club rugby after a drugs ban, damaged his rotator cuff in his side’s 57-26 victory over the Barbarians.

Matt Stevens will miss England’s tour to South Africa with a rotator cuff injury (Getty)

England coach Stuart Lancaster said: ‘Firstly, it’s really tough on Matt but he has been assessed by the medics and he wouldn’t be able to train or play for some time.’

Stevens will be replaced in the touring party by Gloucester’s Rupert Harden who has been the Cherry and Whites’ first-choice tight head prop this season and featured heavily in recent England Saxon squads.

The game did have some positives for England as they ran in eight tries against the Baa-Baas, with winger Chris Ashton notching a hat-trick.

Lancaster is also facing an anxious wait over the availability of Leicester’s Manu Tuilagi.

Tuilagi has been cited for a tip tackle on Danny Care in the final of the competition and faces a disciplinary hearing the day before England fly to South Africa.

But there was some good news for England – Toby Flood has proved his fitness, looking sharp as the England touring squad trained at Pennyhill Park in Surrey.

The fly-half has been sidelined since damaging his ankle against Bath on May 5 and was withdrawn from the Aviva Premiership final on Saturday with a tight groin.

Flood, who has not started a Test at fly-half since the World Cup game against Georgia, will compete with Owen Farrell and Charlie Hodgson for the No.10 shirt.

The three Tests begin on June 9th in Durban before a trip to Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg and the final Test in Port Elizabeth on June 23rd.